When I tell people that I teach sex education, I often get a response along the lines of, “Well there isn’t really much to teach, is there?” But the thing is, this content often IS complicated. Perhaps at first glance the physical act of penile-vaginal intercourse is relatively straightforward, but many other things just aren’t. [...]
Archives for September, 2011
Talking to Kids About Their Online Networking
I am very excited to announce that Kiwi Commons, where I am a resident expert resource, has revamped their website and blog. Kiwi Commons is an organization dedicated to providing “the best Internet safety resources for parents, educators and youth workers across North America. To encourage proactive strategies for youth and online safety [...]
How to respond when your kid/teen views varsity level porn
Last week I asked that parents send me questions that they had about adolescent sexuality or their children (or themselves) specifically. Below is my favorite question so far. If you have a question that you haven’t sent in yet, don’t hesitate to e-mail me or leave it in the comments section below.
HERE’S A QUESTION THAT [...]
What they need to know: Side effects of hormonal birth control
I will periodically be writing posts about important aspects of healthy sex and sexuality that young people who are sexually active (or might be sexually active at some point in their lives - this means all of them!) should know. Some of these may only be relevant to some young people, like this first one [...]
Returning to the world of blogging
Those of you who are regular readers may have noticed that for the last year or so I’ve written only sporadically - until the last few weeks. I’m trying to get myself back into a schedule of blogging three times a week.
As I was sitting her, pondering what to write about, I realized that I [...]
The time for insight
A parent of a newly minted high school student recounted a story to me today where his daughter cussed at him for the first time. It was a relatively mild cussing event, but it upset him. He pulled her aside, talked about the issues he has with cussing, and encouraged her not to do it [...]
My sex ed magic wand
Today I have been pondering how to best provide high quality comprehensive sexuality education in a school setting. If I could wave a magic wand and design a program for all young people, what would it look like? Here is a general outline:
I would provide a semester of sexuality education to all students in the [...]
Teenagers and vibrators
This summer seems to be the summer of teenagers contacting me about how to get a vibrator. I have gotten at least a few comments or e-mails every week, and sometimes every day, from young women who want help getting a vibrator. (I have also gotten the occasional e-mail from a young man interested in [...]
